Daniel Satinsky is a business consultant, author, and attorney. He participated in Soviet-era joint ventures and then business projects in Russia until 2014. Since 2014, he has been writing about the historic transformation of the Soviet Union into post-Soviet Russia, based on his experience, research and interviews. Contributing author to Hammer & Silicon: The Soviet Diaspora in the US Innovation Economy (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and Regional Russia in Transition: Studies from Yaroslavl’ (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001)
First-person interviews with former government officials, businesspeople, citizen diplomats and consultants capture the essence of this turbulent reform period through the eyes of those who experienced it and present the importance of this experience as a piece of the puzzle in understanding contemporary Russia. Interviews were conducted prior to the February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine as source material for Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes (2024)
First-person interviews with former government officials, businesspeople, citizen diplomats and consultants capture the essence of this turbulent reform period through the eyes of those who experienced it and present the importance of this experience as a piece of the puzzle in understanding contemporary Russia. Interviews were conducted prior to the February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine as source material for Creating the Post-Soviet Russian Market Economy: Through American Eyes (2024)
“I like the voices presented, and I like the messages. Two stand out. The first is that you give Russians agency; lots of it. This is how it was, but far too many people here ignored that reality. Second, it shows how those of us who engaged with Russian society achieved more than those for whom it was another assignment or some sort of abstraction.”
“Daniel Satinsky has made an important contribution to one of the great stories of our times – the emergence of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the nation’s white-knuckle transition of Cold War relics into the institutions of modern democracy and capitalism. Satinsky delivers a thoroughly researched and highly readable account of America’s role in the modernization of Russia, and the extraordinary cast of US academics, bankers, business executives, companies and everyday citizens who played a part. Creating the Post-Soviet Market Economy: Through American Eyes is a deeply compelling read for anyone interested in exploring the real story behind the historical significance and high drama of that time, and for understanding the complicated and fascinating mechanics of modernizing a country.”
“This book uniquely captures a foundational period in US relations with post-Soviet Russia. We need to closely study the events, actors, and dynamics that Daniel Satinsky painstakingly chronicles to help understand how we got to where we are today. Hats off for its timely publication.”
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